I am looking at doing an experiment which would require me to virtualize a number of Android VM sessions. I i could get some assistance in getting one running (ideally in VMware or Microsoft hypervisor in Win 7). I need to have it boot, internet access, and the ability to access the android market (gapps) and to be able to have apps installed, from what I've noticed from live environments which requires a fake sd card. I have been able to get a live session running but once i install it i get stuck at a grub menu from which i have no clue and i have no help from Google. SO this is why i'm turning to you fine people.

The computer im running this on will have no problem being able to operate this number of clients, although i would like to keep it to 2.2 for simplicity, but if i am required to operate a different v of android that is fine.

I am looking at doing an experiment which would require me to virtualize a number of Android VM sessions. I i could get some assistance in getting one running (ideally in VMware or Microsoft hypervisor in Win 7). I need to have it boot, internet access, and the ability to access the android market (gapps) and to be able to have apps installed, from what I've noticed from live environments which requires a fake sd card. I have been able to get a live session running but once i install it i get stuck at a grub menu from which i have no clue and i have no help from Google. SO this is why i'm turning to you fine people.
The computer im running this on will have no problem being able to operate this number of clients, although i would like to keep it to 2.2 for simplicity, but if i am required to operate a different v of android that is fine.

Either way, you will probably have to side load the Google Play store, so I would google for that APK. I don't know that you will be able to successfully run Android as the OS on a VM...considering the CPU in your virtualization host is going to be either x64 or x86, and Android is based on ARM...so I don't see how it could work.